Monday, October 27, 2014

One of my favorite tea sets is the one I am posting today...it was given to me by an elderly friend a few years ago. I believe it is quite old. I usually display it in the fall, as the colours seem to fit the season so well.

The tea set itself consists of a sandwich tray (not shown), small plates, and cups and saucers, with the following mark:

Closer views of the cup and plate design:

The cobalt blue with orange is found in many china patterns. I also have a platter which ties in well, shown in the background

Closeup of platter design and mark:

Also, this teapot which was a wedding gift to my parents, in 1937, has similar colouration:

Sadly it has a chipped spout and no lid, but I use it for flowers sometimes.

Atop the platter, I have placed a small Carltonware dish, which has such a vibrant green colour, with pretty gold edges: